Sunday, April 26, 2009

I was very tired after three connections so far, but on my final leg from London to Newcastle I still had the energy to keep the camera clapped to the window. It was dawn over London when the domestic left Heathrow, and by the pink light (the first light I'd seen in 21 hours) what should I see but a Concorde! This was years after they were retired from service. If I remember correctly, 'Speedbird' was Concorde's generic radio callsign. I took a series of frames, needing maximum telephoto to catch her properly. The morning was cold, you can see condensation streaming across the wing. Luckily the window was clean. The image was cropped and enhanced (colour, sharpness and contrast). November, 2006. Fuji FinePix S5600, automatic. Image by Mike.

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Digital Kosmos is a collaborative effort between Mel Keegan, "Alaskan Dave Downunder," Jade and "Doctor Mike" (he'll be a PhD soon; it's time we got used to the salutation!) ... all of whom are photographers, either pro or am, and all of whom have amazing photo libraries to share.

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